Sudan Tribune Associate Editor won APO invitation to participate in the Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">APO (African Press Organization) today announced that Sudan Tribune Associate Editor Julius N. Uma won the APO invitation to participate in the Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, on 19-23 May 2014.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Transportation, accommodation and daily allowances for Julius N. Uma shall be paid in full by APO", confirmed Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and CEO of APO (African Press Organization).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Uma will travel to Kigali to cover the entire event and will have the opportunity to interview experts and senior officers from the AfDB.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“We believe the media has an essential role to play in the development of the African continent. This falls coincidentally following the first face-to-face meeting between President Kiir and rebel leader Machar since the eruption in December 2013 of South Sudan's civil war that claimed the lives of thousands of South Sudanese. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">APO works towards offering journalists the tools they need to do their job properly: more transparency, access to information in real-time and capacity building”, said Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, founder and CEO of APO (African Press Organization)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“We are delighted for Julius and hope that this experience at the 2014 AfDB Annual Meetings, will help him strengthen his already strong journalistic skills. Just like the BBC, APO aims to increase the capacity of the Sudanese media to play a role on the continent by increasing opportunities for development at a Pan African level”, added Pompigne-Mognard.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A graduate of Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, Julius N. Uma spent two years of his student life working as political editor for Masscom online, which was managed by the Mass</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Communication department, before joining the Sudan Tribune as Associate Editor.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Julius N. Uma has also contributed articles and written features to a number of international publications, including Inter-Press Service (IPS) and Christianity Today, and Uganda’s leading publications such as Daily Monitor, The Observer and The New Vision newspapers.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Uma has received awards from organizations and institutions, including World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and South Sudan government’s recognition of Sudan Tribune’s exceptional coverage of the 2011 referendum vote.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sudan <a href="http://www.sudantribune.com/">Tribune</a> is an independent news portal, which was established in 2003, to disseminate accurate and up to date information and promote democratic and free debate on Sudan and South Sudan.</span></div> </div>

Sudan Tribune Associate Editor won APO invitation to participate in the Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

APO (African Press Organization) today announced that Sudan Tribune Associate Editor Julius N. Uma won the APO invitation to participate i...

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Zanzibar yafikiria kujenga ukumbi wa mikutano

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alisema Zanzibar inafikiria kujenga Ukumbi Mkubwa wa Heshima ili ipate fursa zaidi ya kujitangaza katika Nyanja za Kimataifa Kiutalii. <br /><br />Alisema Zanzibar na Tanzania kwa ujumla zimebarikiwa kuwa na mandhari nzuri sambamba na Rasilmali nyingi za kuvutia zinazoweza kutoa fursa kadhaa za kuongezeka kwa uchumi. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alieleza hayo wakati akizungumza na Ujumbe wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Tanzania { TAWJA } ukiongozwa na Mwenyekiti wa Chama hicho Jaji Engera Kileo hapo katika Hoteli ya Kimataifa ya Naura Spring Mjini Arusha. <br /><br />Mazungumzo hayo yalifanyika mwishoni mwa Mkutano wa 12 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani { IAWJ } uliochukuwa siku Nne na kufanyika ndani ya Ukumbi wa Kimataifa wa Mikutano wa Arusha {AICC }.<br /><br />Alisema Dunia inaelewa uzuri wa Tanzania Kiutalii na kimazingira jambo ambalo Serikali kwa kushirikiana na taasisi na jumuiya za kiraia zinapaswa kujiandaa mapema katika kujenga miundo mbinu itakayosaidia kuzitumia vizuri rasilmali hizo pamoja na mandhari zilizomo. <br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alivipongeza Vyama vya Majaji Wanawake vya Dunia na Tanzania kwa uamuzi wao wa kuufanya Mkutano wa 12 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani { IAWJ} kufanyika Nchini Tanzania. <br /><br />Balozi Seif alisema Mkutano huo kwa kiasi kikubwa umesaidia kuongeza Uchumi na mapato ya Taifa kwa vile washiriki wa Mkutano huo wametumia fursa kubwa ya kutembelea maeneo ya historia pamoja na mbuga za Taifa. <br /><br />Mapema Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Tanzania {TAWJA } Jaji Engera Kileo alisema Mkutano huo umeisaidia Tanzania kujitangaza vyema kiutalii, kiutamaduni na kimazingira. <br /><br />Jaji Engera alisema wajumbe wa Mataifa 50 kati ya 100 wanachama wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani { IAWJ } yaliyojumuisha washiriki wapatao 550 katika Mkutano huo wamevutiwa na hali ya mazingira ya Historia ya Tanzania. <br /><br />Mwenyekiti huyo wa Chama cha Majaji wanawake Tanzania alieleza kwamba vikao vya Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani { IAWJ } kimekuwa kikiendesha mikutano yake kila baada ya miaka miwili katika nchi mbali mbali wanachama. <br /><br />Alisema Mkutano wa kwanza wa Chama hicho ulifanyika Nchini Argentina na huu wa Tanzania ni mara ya pili kufanyika Barani Afrika<br />ukitanguliwa na ule wa Uganda mwaka 2008.<br /><br />Wajumbe wa Mkutano huo wa 12 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani walipata fursa ya kujumuika pamoja katika chakula cha usiku kilichondaliwa maalum kwa ajili ya kuagana baada ya kumaliza mkutano wao.<br /><br />Tafrija hiyo ilifanyika katika Hoteli ya Maunt Meru ambapo mgeni rasmi alikuwa Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akiambatana pamoja na Jaji Mkuu wa Tanzania Mh. Mohamed Chande Othman, Jaji Mkuu wa Zanzibar Mh. Omar Othman Makungu.<br /><br />Chakula hicho cha usiku kiliambatana na ngoma za Utamaduni kutoka Kikundi cha Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa { JKT } Kambi ya Oljoro pamoja na Muziki wa waimbaji mbali mbali ndani na nje ya Nchi ambapo Wajumbe hao walipata fursa ya kujimwaga vyema uwanjani.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Zanzibar yafikiria kujenga ukumbi wa mikutano

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akizungumza kwenye Kikao cha Utiaji saini makubaliano maalum kati ya Mradi wa Hopteli ya Sea Cliff na Uongozi wa Kamati Nne za Vijiji vya Kiomba Mvua

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akizungumza kwenye Kikao cha Utiaji saini makubaliano maalum kati ya Mradi wa Hopteli ya Sea Cliff na Uongozi wa Kamati Nne za Vijiji vya Kiomba Mvua

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Serikali ya Mkoa yatakiwa kusimamia makubaliano

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ameuagiza Uongozi wa Serikali ya Mkoa wa Kaskazini Unguja pamoja na Wilaya ya Kaskazini “B” kusimamia ipasavyo makubaliano yaliyofikiwa kati ya Muwekezaji wa Hoteli ya Kimataifa ya Sea Cliff iliyopo katika Kijiji cha Kama na Wananchi wa Vijiji vinavyoizunguuka Hoteli hiyo.<br /><br />Amesema makubaliano hayo yalifikiwa na pande hizo mbili kufutia Vikao mbali mbali vilivyokuwa vikiendelea vya kutafuta maridhiano ambapo yeye binafsi alikuwa shahidi wa vikao hivyo.<br /><br />Balozi Seif alitoa agizo hilo hapo katika Ukumbi wa Hoteli ya Sea cliff wakati wa kikao maalum kilichotayarishwa kwa ajili ya utiaji saini wa makubaliano ya pande hizo mbili lakini chakusikitisha wale wawakilishi wa kamati husika na makubaliano hayo hawakuhudhuria licha ya kupata taarifa kamili ya kikao hicho.<br /><br />Alisema makubaliano ya pande hizo mbili bado yataendelea kuwa halali kwa vile vikao vyake vilishirikisha wajumbe na Viongozi wa pande zote zinazohusika ukiwemo uongozi wa Serikali wa Mkoa wa Kaskazini Unguja pamoja na ule wa Wilaya ya Kaskazini “ B”.<br /><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alielezea kusikitishwa kwake na uamuzi wa Wajumbe wa upande wa Kamati za Uvuvi, Mikoko, Mazingira na Diko za Vijiji vinavyoizunguuka Hoteli hiyo wa kususia kikao hicho bila ya sababu zisizoeleweka.<br /><br />Alifahamisha kwamba hali ya mgogoro wa Kiomba mvua ulifikia hatua ya makubaliano mazuri lakini kinachoonekana hivi sasa baadhi ya watu kuanza kuhusisha makubaliano hayo na masuala ya Kisiasa.<br /><br />“ Mimi nimekuja hapa kama Kiongozi wa Serikali ili kuona namna gani hatma ya pande hizi mbili inafikia pahali pazuri. Kinachoonekana kwa sasa hivi ni baadhi ya watu kujaribu kujitafutia umaarufu kwa mgongo wa Kisiasa “. Alisema Balozi Seif.<br /><br />“ Wenzetu tuliokuwa nao katika vikao karibu vitatu hii hatua ya mwisho kabisa hawakuja bila ya sababu. Lakini Vikao vya kujadili makubaliano ya muongozo uliotolewa na Kamati ya Baraza la Wawakilishi Zanzibar nao pia walishirikishwa kikamilifu “. Alisisitiza Balozi Seif.<br /><br />Mapema Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Kaskazini Unguja Mh. Pembe Juma Khamis alisema Serikali ya Mkoa huo haiwezi kustahamili uchochezi unaoonekana kuanza kupaliliwa na baadhi ya wana siasa kwa kujaribu kuwapotosha Wananchi.<br /><br />Mh. Pembe alisema juhudi kubwa zimechukuliwa katika kuona kwamba pande hizo mbili zilizokuwa zikizozana inafikia pahali pazuri lakini kinachojitokeza hivi sasa ni kwa baadhi ya wana siasa kuanza tabia ya kushawishi wananchi hao kuyakataa yale makubaliano ambayo tayari wameshayapitia na kuyaridhia.<br /><br />“ Sisi kama viongozi wa Mkoa na Wilaya tumefikia mwisho wetu kufuatia hatma ya tatizo hilo liloashiria kutaka kuvunjika kwa amani. Kilichobakia hivi sasa ni utekelezaji wa mapendekezo yote yaliyokubaliwa kati ya muwekezaji huyo na Wananchi hao “. Alifafanua Mh. Pembe.<br /><br />Akitoa ufafanuzi Mkurugenzi wa Ardhi Nd. January Fusi alisema kwamba ni jukumu la Serikali Kuu wakati wote kulinda mali za Wananchi sambamba na zile za Wawekezaji walioamua kuwekeza Vitega Uchumi vyao Nchini.<br /><br />Nd. Fusi alieleza kwamba Ardhi hivi sasa inaeleweka kuwa ni moja ya cyanzo vikuu vya uchumi wa nchi ambayo hutumiwa katika uwekezaji vitega uchumi mbali mbali ikiwemo sekta ya Utalii inayoonekana kuchukuwa nafasi ya juu katika uchumi wa Dunia.<br /><br />Naye kwa upande wake Muwakilishi wa Muwekezaji wa Hoteli ya Kimataifa ya Sea Cliff Bwana Yassir De Costa alisema muwekezaji wa mradi huo bado ana nia safi ya kutaka kusaidia maendeleo ya Wananchi kupitia mradi huo wa Utalii.<br /><br />Bwana De Costa alisema mradi wa Hoteli ya Sea Cliff ambao unalenga kujenga uwanja wa Mchezo wa Golf unatarajiwa kutoa fursa kubwa za ajira na kusisitiza kwamba kipaumbele kitawekwa kwa wananchi walio jirani na mradi huo.<br /><br />Mwakilishi huyo wa mradi wa Sea Cliff aliiomba Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar kuhakikisha kwamba mradi huo unaohusisha watalii wa daraja la juu Duniani kwa nia ya kusaidia kuongeza mapato ya Nchi na wananchi wake unafanikiwa kwa maslahi ya muwekezaji, Serikali pamoja na Wananchi wa Vijiji jirani.<br /><br />Vikao vya pamoja kati ya Uongozi wa Hoteli ya Sea Cliff na Viongozi wa Kamati Nne za Vijiji vya Kiomba Mvua vilikuwa vikifanyika kwa pamoja kupitia muongozo uliotolewa na Kamati ya Baraza la Wawakilishi kuhusu maridhiano ya pande hizo mbili.<br /><br />Hivi karibuni Wajumbe wa Kamati hizo Nne walikuwa wakisisitiza ulazima wa kuwepo kwa vikao vya pamoja na muwekezaji huyo ili kujadili mzozo wa ardhi ambayo inatarajiwa kutumika kwa mchezo wa Golf suala ambalo liliridhiwa na muwekezaji huyo na hatimae kufikia makubaliano hayo ambayo wanakamati hao walishindwa kuhitimisha.<br /><br />Mzozo kati ya Hoteli ya Sea Cliff na Wananchi wa Kiomba Mvua ulikuwa unahusu matumizi ya bandari, eneo la kuanikia madagaa pamoja na Bara bara masuala ambayo yote yamekubaliwa na muwekezaji huyo.<br /><br />Katika muelekeo wa kusaidia maendeleo ya wananchi wa Kiomba Mvua na Maeneo jirani Mradi wa Hoteli ya Sea Cliff umekubali kuwanunulia mashine ya kuanikia dagaa, kusaidia utunzaji wa mazingira ya Mikoko, Gari ya usafiri, Mabanda ya Wavuvi, na vyoo vyake pamoja na ujenzi wa bara bara.<br /><br /> Hata hivyo Wananchi hao walipendekeza gharama za ununuzi wa mashine hiyo ielekezwe katika kuwaanzishia miradi mipya itakayowasaidi kuongeza kipato chao na kupunguza ukali wa maisha omabi ambalo limeridhiwa na muwekezaji huyo.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Serikali ya Mkoa yatakiwa kusimamia makubaliano

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi ameuagiza Uongozi wa Serikali ya Mkoa wa Kaskazini Unguja pamoja na Wilaya ya Kas...

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Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/> <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size: large;">Zikiwa zimesaliya siku chache za utoaji wa tuzo za MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2014, msanii Diamond ambae pia ni mshiriki wa tuzo hizo pamoja na msanii Professor kutoka Afrika Kusini wanatarajia kupanda jukwaani kutumbuiza katika sherehe ya uhamasishaji wa utoaji wa tuzo hizo siku ya tarehe 16 May ndani ya ukumbi wa club Bilicanas. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Mbali na wasanii hao pia kutakua na ma DJ wakali kutoka nchi mbalimbali ambao watatoa burudani katika sherehe hiyo ya uhamasishaji wa tuzo za MAMA, ma DJ hao ni pamoja na DJ Zero, DJ Steve B, DJ Mafuvu wote kutoka Tanzania na DJ Tira kutoka Afrika Kusini ambae pia ni DJ wa kituo cha Televisheni cha MTV Base. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sherehe hizo zinalenga kuhamasisha wananchi katika kushiriki kikamilifu katika tuzo hizo na kwa nchini, zitafanyika Club Bilicanas , katika jiji la Dar es Salaam naTicket zitauzwa mlangoni kwa bei ya shilingi 15,000 kwa mtu moja, mwezi ujao wasanii wataelekea jiji Lagos Nigeria kwa ajili ya uhamasishaji. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Vilevile wasanii kutoka Afrika Kusini akina mafikizolo na Davido wa Nigeria wamependekezwa kwenye vipengele vingi Zaidi ya moja, wamependekezwa katika vipengele vinne muhimu, hivyo wameumana katika kuwania tuzo za msani bora wa mwaka pamoja na wimbo bora wa kushirikishwa pia. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Pia kutakua na washiriki wawili ambao ni Radio na weasel wa Uganda , na Kenya msanii Amini kupitia wimbo wake wa kiboko changu alioshirikiana na Radio and Weasel nao utashindanishwa. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">MTV leadership ward, ni tuzo inayo lenga vijana wa Afrika wanaume na wanawake wenye umri mdogo mpaka miaka 40 ambao wanafanya vizuri kwenye mambo mbalimbali ikiwemo muziki biashara na science. MTV pia inatambua mafanikio ya muzkik na wana muziki ambao wana wakilisha Afrika nchini na inje ya Afrika. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">MAMA 2014 itausisha wasanii wa Afrika na wa Kimataifa pamoja ikiwa pamoja na tuzo 'sahihi kwa kushirikiana kati ya wasanii wa muziki na tamaduni mbalimbali. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Upigaji kura <a href="http://www.mtvbase.com/">MTV</a> Africa Awards uko wazi kwenya  kuanzia 16 April 2014 mpaka usiku wa manene 4 Juni 2014.</span></div> </div>

DIAMOND ( TANZANIA) NA PROFESSOR ( AFRIKA KUSINI) KUPAMBA ZIARA YA KUHAMASIHSA UTOAJI WA TUZO ZA MUZIKI ZA MTV (MTV AFRICA MUSIC AWARD

Zikiwa zimesaliya siku chache za utoaji wa tuzo za MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2014, msanii Diamond ambae pia ni mshiriki wa tuzo hizo...

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Majaji wana haki ya kuvitumia vyombo vya habari

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alisema Majaji Wanawake wana wajibu mkubwa wa kuvitumia vyombo vya Habari katika kutoa elimu kwa umma itakayosaidia kupunguza wimbi kubwa la unyanyasaji wa kijinsia ndani ya Jamii.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alisema unyanyasaji huo wa kijinsia kwa kiasi kikubwa unaonekana kuwaandamana zaidi wanawake na watoto katika Mataifa mbali mbali duniani hasa kwa zile nchi change.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Seif alitoa kauli hiyo wakati akiufunga Mkutano wa siku Nne wa Kimataifa wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani {IAWJ } uliokuwa ukifanyika katika Ukumbi wa Kimataifa wa Arusha {AICC }.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alisema uelewa mkubwa miongoni mwa Jamii ndio msingi imara na sahihi unaochangia kupunguza matatizo makubwa yanayowakabili wananchi na hasa unyanyasaji wa Kijinsia, na hili hupatikana endapo Wana Taaluma wa fani mbali mbali na Jamii husika wanapoamua kuvitumia vyombo vya Habari katika kupashana elimu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Aliwataka Majaji wanawake kushirikiana zaidi katika kutoa haki sawa kwa mshitakiwa na aliyedhalilishwa wakati wanaposhughulikia kesi mbali mbali hasa zile za uzalilishaji wa kijinsia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />“ Majaji wanawaketumekuwa tumeshuhudia wanavyofanya kazi nzuri wakati wanapotekeleza majukumu yao waliyopangiwa hasa zile kesi za udhalilishaji wa kijinsia ambazo huwakumba zaidi wanawake na watoto wadogo “. Alisema Balozi Seif.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alieleza kwamba Serikali wakati wote zinakuwa tayari kushirikiana na Taasisi na Wananchi katika kuona changamoto zinazozikabili jamii na kuleta athari zinapatiwa ufumbuzi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alisema unyanyasaji wa kijinsia unaoelekezwa zaidi kwa wanawake na watoto hivi sasa umeenea katika maeneo mbali mbali ya Dunia kiasi kwamba Wasimamizi wa sheria kwa kushirikiana na wananchi wanapaswa kushirikiana katika kupiga vita vitendo hivyo viovu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Balozi Seif alitolea mfano wa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar inavyojitahidi kutoa fursa kwa wanawake Vijana kujipatia elimu ndani ya kipindi cha miaka kumi sasa jambo ambalo limeleta mafanikio makubwa katika mpango wa Serikali wa kujenga usawa wa kijinsia katika masuala ya Uongozi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />“ Katika kuendeleza dhana nzima ya utawala bora na usawa wa Kijinsia Serikali imepandisha daraja la uwakilishi wa wanawake katika fani ya Sheria na tayari Majaji wanawake wamepandishwa daraja la kwanza katika Mahkama Kuu ya Zanzibar mwaka 2010 “. Alifafanua Balozi Seif.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar aliupongeza Uongozi wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani { IAWJ } na ule wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake cha Tanzania { TAWJA } kwa uamuzi wao wa pamoja wa kufanya Mikutano hiyo kila mwaka.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alisema Mikutano hiyo ikiwa na maudhui ya Haki kwa wote { Justice for all } kwa kiasi kikubwa hutoa fursa ya kupanua wigo wa mawasiliano kati ya Majaji Wanawake Duniani ili kujenga mazingira bora ya uwajibikaji.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Alifahamisha kwamba mazingira hayo huiwezesha jamii iliyoelimika kupata nguvu za upatikanaji wa haki za msingi za kiraia, ukuzaji wa haki za binaadamu pamoja na kujenga uadilifu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mapema Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani Jaji Eusebia Munuo alisema Wanachama wa Chama hicho hushirikiana na Taasisi na vyama vyengine katika masuala ya upatikanaji wa haki, kutoa elimu kuhusiana na haki za Binaadamu na jinsi Wanawake wanavyoweza kupata huduma za Mahkama.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Jaji Munuo aliosema wanachama hao pia huendeleza Mtandao wa Kimataifa wa Majaji wanawake pamoja na kutengeneza fursa za kubadilishana uzoefu,Taaluma na kuchapisha vijarida kuhusu suala la Utawala wa Sheria.<br /><br />Akitoa salamu Mwenyekikti wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake wa Marekani { NAWJ USA } Jaji AnnaBlackburne – Rigsby amesema Vyama vya Majaji Wanawake sehemu mbali mbali Duniani vimechukizwa na kitendo cha Kundi la Boko Haramu Nchini Nigeria cha kuwatyeka wasichana wadogo wasiokuwa na hatia yoyote.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Jaji Anna alisema kitendo hicho mbali ya kuwadhalilisha wasichana hao karibu wiki kadhaa sasa lakini pia kinakwenda kinyume na haki za Binaadamu sambamba na kuwatia hofu wazazi wa watoto hao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Wajumbe wa Mkutano huo walitoa Baraka za kufanyika kwa Mkutano wa 13 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani Mei mwaka 2016 utakaofanyika Mjini Washington Nchini Marekani ambao ndio chimbuko la Chama hicho.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Tanzania { TAWJA } Jaji Engera Kileo alimkabidhi Bendera Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake cha Marekani Jaji Anna Blackburne – Rigsby kama ishara ya kuwa mwenyeji wa Mkutano huo wa 2016 kitendo ambacho kilishabikiwa kwa nderemo na wajumbe wa Mkutano huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Wajumbe wa Mkutano huo kutoka Chama cha Majaji wanawake kutoka Nchini Philippines walitoa burdani ya aina yake wakati wakionyesha utamaduni wao ulioambatana na muziki maalum wa Nchi hiyo wakiongozwa na Mwenyekiti wa Chama chao Jaji Teresita Leonardo – De Castro.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Mkutano huo wa 12 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani { IAWJ } ulifunguliwa na Rais wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete ukishirikisha wajumbe wasiopungua 550 kutoka Mataifa 50 kati ya 100 yaliyo wanachama wa Chama cha Majaji Duniani { IAWJ }.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br />Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani kiliasisiwa mwaka 1991 Mjini Washington Nchini Marekani kikiwa na wanachama zaidi ya elfu Nne kutoka Mataifa tofauti Ulimwenguni.<br /><br />Othman Khamis Ame<br />Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Majaji wana haki ya kuvitumia vyombo vya habari

Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alisema Majaji Wanawake wana wajibu mkubwa wa kuvitumia vyombo vya Habari katika k...

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akipokewa kwenye uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha na Jaji Mkuu wa Tanzania Mh. Mohamed Chande Othman kwa ajili ya Kuufunga Mkutano wa 12 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani {IAWJ } unaofanyika katika Ukumbi wa Kimataifa wa Mikutano wa Arusha { AICC }

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Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi akipokewa kwenye uwanja wa ndege wa Arusha na Jaji Mkuu wa Tanzania Mh. Mohamed Chande Othman kwa ajili ya Kuufunga Mkutano wa 12 wa Chama cha Majaji Wanawake Duniani {IAWJ } unaofanyika katika Ukumbi wa Kimataifa wa Mikutano wa Arusha { AICC }

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This year’s Africa Progress Report calls on African leaders to tackle inequality and demands global community tackle plunder of continent’s natural resources

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Africa’s rich natural resources offer a unique opportunity for a breakthrough in improving the lives of Africa’s citizens, says a major new report launched today by Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General, but too often these resources are plundered by corrupt officials and foreign investors. Rising inequality is also blocking Africa from seizing that opportunity, the report shows.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.africaprogresspanel.org/">The 2014</a> Africa Progress Panel report , Grain, Fish, Money: Financing Africa’s green and blue revolutions, calls on Africa’s political leaders to take concrete measures now to reduce inequality by investing in agriculture. It also demands international action to end what it describes as the plunder of Africa’s timber and fisheries.<br /><br />“After more than a decade of growth, there is plenty to celebrate,” Mr Annan will say when he releases the report. “But it is time to ask why so much growth has done so little to lift people out of poverty – and why so much of Africa’s resource wealth is squandered through corrupt practices and unscrupulous investment activities.”<br /><br />“Africa is a continent of great wealth so why is Africa’s share of global malnutrition and child deaths rising so fast? The answer is that inequality is weakening the link between economic growth and improvements in wellbeing,” he said.<br /><br />Although average income has risen by one-third in the past decade, there are more Africans living in poverty now – around 415 million – than at the end of the 1990s. New global development goals are likely to aim to eradicate poverty by 2030 – but on current trends, one African in five will still be in poverty when that deadline arrives.<br /><br />Mr Annan, who played a central role in shaping the Millennium Development Goals, says: “When countries sign up to the new global development framework, they should pledge not only to meet ambitious targets but also to narrow the region’s indefensible gaps between rich and poor, urban and rural, and men and women.”<br /><br />The report’s authors identify agriculture as the key to growth that reduces poverty. They point out that most of Africa’s poor live and work in rural areas, predominantly as smallholder farmers. “Countries that have built growth on the foundations of a vibrant agricultural sector – such as Ethiopia and Rwanda – have demonstrated that the rural sector can act as a powerful catalyst for inclusive growth and poverty reduction,” Mr Annan will say at the launch.<br /><br />The report calls for a “uniquely African green revolution” that adapts the lessons provided by Asia to African conditions. Africa currently imports US$35 billion worth of food because local agriculture is dogged by low productivity, chronic underinvestment, and regional protectionism. Increased investment in infrastructure and research could dramatically raise the region’s yields and the incomes of farmers. Meanwhile, eliminating the barriers that restrict trade within Africa could open up new markets.<br /><br />While critical of African governments, the Africa Progress Report 2014 also challenges the international community to support the region’s development efforts. It highlights fisheries and logging as two areas in which strengthened multilateral rules are needed to combat the plunder of natural resources.<br /><br />Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has reached epidemic proportions in Africa’s coastal waters. West Africa is conservatively estimated to lose US$1.3 billion annually. Beyond the financial cost this plunder destroys fishing communities who lose critical opportunities to fish, process and trade. Another US$17 billion is lost through illicit logging activities.<br /><br />”Natural resource plunder is organized theft disguised as commerce. Commercial trawlers that operate under flags of convenience, and unload in ports that do not record their catch, are unethical,” Mr Annan said, adding that these criminal activities compound the problem of tax evasion and shell companies. The Africa Progress Report 2014 calls for a multilateral fisheries regime that applies sanctions to fishing vessels that do not register and report their catches. The report also calls on governments around to world to ratify the Port State Measures Agreement, a treaty that seeks to thwart the poachers in port from unloading their ill-gotten gains.<br /><br />African political leaders have failed to manage natural resources in the interests of the true owners of those resources – the African people.<br /><br />As well as losing money through natural resource plunder and financial mismanagement, Africans miss out on money from abroad, not only when aid donors fail to keep their promises but even when those in the African diaspora send remittances home to their families. It is estimated that that the continent is losing US$1.85 billion a year because money transfer operators are imposing excessive charges on remittances.<br /><br />With greater resource revenue, African governments now have the opportunity to develop more effective taxation systems – and spend public money more fairly, the report adds. For example, 3 per cent of regional GDP is currently allocated to energy subsidies that principally go to the middle class. That money should be diverted into social spending to give the poor a better chance of escaping the poverty trap.<br /><br />“Africa’s resilience and creativity are enormous,” Mr Annan says. “We have a rising and energetic youth population. Our dynamic entrepreneurs are using technology to transform people’s lives. We have enough resources to feed not just ourselves but other regions, too. It is time for Africa’s leaders – and responsible investment partners – to unlock this huge potential.”<br /><br />Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of the Africa Progress Panel (APP).</span></div> </div>

This year’s Africa Progress Report calls on African leaders to tackle inequality and demands global community tackle plunder of continent’s natural resources

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Maalim awaongoza waislam kwenye mazishi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Na; Hassan Hamad (OMKR).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewaongoza maelfu ya waislamu katika mazishi ya sheikh maarufu wa Mkoa wa Mwanza na mwanaharakati wa dini ya Kiislamu marehemu sheikh Ilunga Hassan Kapungu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sheikh Ilunga amefariki dunia mjini Dar es Salaam na kuzikwa katika makaburi ya Mwinyimkuu Magomeni.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Katika uhai wake sheikh Ilunga Kapungu alikuwa mwanaharakati ambaye mara nyingi alikuwa akiendesha mihadhara ya wazi ya dini ya Kiislamu, ambapo mwishoni mwa mwaka 2013 alikamatwa kwa tuhuma za uchochezi mkoani Tabora na baadaye kuachiwa huru.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa mujibu wa taarifa za kimtandao, kabla ya kukamatwa kwake na kuachiwa huru Disemba mwaka 2013, marehemu sheikh Ilunga alikwenda nchini India kwa matibabu baada ya kusumbuliwa na matatizo ya figo pamoja na sukari.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akizungumza katika mazishi hayo sheikh Basaleh wa Dar es Salaam, amesema marehemu sheikh Ilunga alikuwa mwanaharakati imara na ni mfano mzuri wa kuigwa katika harakati za dini ya Kiislamu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mazishi yake yameweka historia baada ya maelfu ya waislamu kujitokeza kushiriki kwao, hali iliyopelekea mchanga wa kaburi lake kufukiwa kwa mikono badala ya kutumia mapauro na majembe kama ilivyozoeleka.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Masheikh kutoka Mikoa mbali mbali ya Tanzania wameshiriki mazishi hayo akiwemo sheikh Kishki, pamoja na wawakilishi wa Jumuiya ya Uamsh</span></div> </div>

Maalim awaongoza waislam kwenye mazishi

Na; Hassan Hamad (OMKR). Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewaongoza maelfu ya waislamu katika maz...

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Analysis shows investments in fledgling seed companies with local focus could net big returns for African food production on small farms

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="yiv5283201923MsoNormal" id="yui_3_13_0_1_1399551294758_2858" style="padding: 0px;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Locally-owned African seed companies participating in a program to offer high-yield crop varieties to smallholder farmers across the continent have collectively become the largest seed producers in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report released today at the Grow Africa Investment <a href="http://growafrica.com/events/gaif14-abuja-nigeria">Forum</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> alongside the World Economic Forum on Africa. The analysis by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (<a href="http://www.agra.org/">AGRA</a>) </span><span style="font-size: large;"> reveals 80 small- to medium-size African seed companies in 16 countries are on track to produce over 80,000 metric tons of professionally certified seeds in 2014.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The rapid growth of local seed companies over a very short time period is a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit percolating in communities across Africa and to the pent-up demand among Africa’s smallholder farmers for improved, high-yield crop varieties,” said Dr. Joe DeVries, director of AGRA’s Program for Africa’s Seed Systems (PASS.)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">AGRA launched PASS in 2007 to inject new energy into Africa’s commercial seed sector, which was failing to provide African farmers with a steady supply of locally-adapted, improved crop varieties—something that farmers elsewhere in the world take for granted. The stagnant state of commercial seed production often is cited as a key reason why yields per hectare in Africa for staple crops like maize are up to 80 percent below what farmers outside of Africa achieve.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">According to the report, “Planting the Seeds of a Green Revolution in Africa,” PASS started out working with a handful of companies that together produced about 2,000 metric tons of seed. Today, seven years later, it is partnering with some 80 companies across the continent that produce professionally certified seed for an array of African staple crops including maize, cassava, millet, rice, sorghum, beans, sweet potato, cowpea, groundnut, soybean and pigeon pea. These companies are focusing on varieties “carefully selected by local crop breeders for their compatibility with specific African agricultural environments.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">For example, in Nigeria, Maslaha Seeds was launched in 2006 and produced only about 600 tons of seed in its first year, mostly for high-yield rice—such as the popular “New Rice for Africa” (NERICA) developed by the Africa Rice Center—and for a type of high-yield maize known as a “hybrid.” But it worked with PASS and other partners to rapidly expand and now produces thousands of tons of seed each year for a wide menu of crop varieties, including high-yield sorghum, millet, and cowpea developed specifically for Nigeria’s growing conditions.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Nigeria has the potential to become one of the world’s great breadbaskets, and giving our farmers access to certified seed for high-yield crop varieties is crucial to fulfilling that promise,” said Ibrahim Abdullahi, managing director of Maslaha Seeds.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">There already are indications that increasing access to the improved seed is helping farmers coax far more food out of the same amount of land. A 2013 survey of farmers in nine countries found that the majority of farmers who have invested in improved crop varieties have seen yields rise by 50 to 100 percent.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">For example, 69 percent of farmers surveyed in Kenya, 74 percent in Nigeria, and 79 percent in Mozambique said improved maize varieties had allowed them to double the amount of maize harvested per hectare. Meanwhile, 79 percent of farmers surveyed in Ghana reported doubling rice yields, and 85 percent of farmers surveyed in Uganda reported doubling yields from cowpea.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A Local Focus to Strengthening Africa’s Commercial Seed Sector</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The analysis of AGRA’s seed program notes that the following successes can be attributed to a strategy focused on addressing weak links across what agriculture experts call the seed “value chain”—particularly education, breeding, production, and distribution. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">• Publicly-funded crop breeding programs supported by AGRA since 2007 have released 464 new varieties of 15 important crop species developed for specific African climates and soils. Many breeders employed at a national level work collaboratively with international breeders from the CGIAR Consortium who provide breeding stock and, sometimes, finished varieties. Through public-private partnerships with seed companies, more than 300 of these new varieties already are available to farmers via local seed companies.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">• To address the fact that many farmers in rural areas don’t have a shop nearby that sells seeds and fertilizers, AGRA hastrained and certified more than 15,000 local small business owners to sell farm supplies. The report found that these modest businesses are having a big impact. The “agro-dealers” supported by AGRA now provide smallholder farmers in 16 countries with 400,000 metric tons of seed and 1 million metric tons of fertilizers each year. Additionally, they have held around 7,000 technology demonstrations and 4,000 “farmer field days” where local growers can examine test plots planted with new crop varieties.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">• AGRA’s goal to train a new generation of African crop breeders has resulted in 66 scientists earning doctorate degrees and 135 earning master’s degrees by the end of 2013.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The report also identified challenges to ensuring that the majority of smallholder farmers in Africa have access to improved crop varieties—and to the fertilizers and other inputs required to achieve their full yield potential. For example, national governments need to free up the supply of foundation seed developed by their public-sector breeding programs and offer tax incentives to encourage investments in processing equipment, irrigation technology, and other seed production infrastructure. Also, local seed companies need more access to investment capital, and farmers need to learn more about the benefits of investing in quality seed of superior varieties.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Building on a Success: Focus on Local Companies and Small Farms</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Donor countries are increasingly viewing agriculture as the key to alleviating poverty in Africa. Major new initiatives are being launched, such as the New Alliance for Food Security, a shared commitment of African leaders, private sector partners, and donor governments to lift millions out of poverty over the next decade. As part of that initiative, AGRA, with support from Feed the Future through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is accelerating the adoption of high-yield crop varieties and complementary technologies by smallholder farmers in Africa through the Scaling Seeds and Technologies Partnership (SSTP), a US $47 million effort in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal and Tanzania.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“It’s clear that increasing incomes for small farms, and for the local businesses that supply them, is the key to prosperity for millions of people living in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Dr. Richard B. Jones, SSTP Chief of Party at AGRA. “Now we’re building on that success by working with the private sector and governments to form country-led initiatives that will substantially increase and maintain the development, production and distribution of quality seed of superior varieties.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The discussion at the World Economic Forum on Africa of the benefits gained from investments in local seed production occurs at a time when many people inside and outside of Africa see agriculture as the engine that can drive economic growth across the continent. For example, Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, believes agriculture has the potential to become Nigeria’s “<a href="http://onforb.es/1fnccml">new oil</a>”  and has embarked on an ambitious program to dramatically increase food production in Africa’s largest economy.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">At the same time, with all the new activity around agriculture in Africa comes concern that rapid growth could marginalize smallholder farmers and local agriculture business. Officials at AGRA insist that the focus has to stay on boosting production on smallholder farms and nurturing local agriculture-related enterprises.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“When we talk about a unique Green Revolution for Africa, we are talking about something that is indeed revolutionary, which is the development of a modern, highly productive agriculture sector that remains focused on small, family farms,” said AGRA President Jane Karuku. “Our seed program has shown that, if given access to the essential ingredients of modern agriculture, smallholder farmers in Africa can rapidly increase food production and become the bedrock of food security for the continent.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Alliance for a Green Revolution in </span><i style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Africa (AGRA).</span></i></div> </div>

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A wide range of issues were discussed relating to trade and investment and above all the establishment of a full diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi, UAE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://foreignaffairs.gov.sl/" style="font-size: x-large;">The Minister </a><span style="font-size: large;">of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of The Republic of Sierra Leone paid a courtesy call on the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in UAE H.E. Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash to discuss bilateral issues relating to the excellent relations existing between the UAE and Sierra Leone in the presence of Mr. Abdulah Bin Abood Alnaqbi, Deputy of the Department of Africa Affairs. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The high level delegation from Sierra Leone comprised:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">- Hon. Dr. Samura MW Kamara - Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">- Mr. Siray Alpha Timbo - Ambassador Designate of Sierra Leone to UAE</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">- Mr. Bahige Annan - Consul General of Sierra Leone in Dubai, UAE</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">- Mr. Eric Gamanga - Director Asia & ME Affairs in The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In furtherance of concretizing the longstanding bilateral relations, a wide range of issues were discussed relating to trade and investment in both the private and public sectors, economic and technical cooperation in the fields of infrastructure developments, like roads, the recently awarded IRENA/ADFD “Solar Park Freetown Project”, water resource management, human resource development and above all the establishment of a full diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi, UAE. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Honorable Minister Dr. Samura MW Kamara expressed thanks and appreciation for the excellent work in the past 6 years that was successfully carried out by Mr. Bahige Annan – Consul General of Sierra Leone in Dubai, UAE in collaboration with Mr. Siray Alpha Timbo who served as the Special Envoy of H.E. The President to UAE and GCC which has successfully led to the present status wherein we are now finalizing the establishment of The Sierra Leone Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The head of the Sierra Leone delegation Dr. Samura MW Kamara thanked the Government of UAE for successfully hosting the Abu Dhabi ASCENT meeting in preparation for the climate summit to be held in September 23, 2014 in New York.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The special two-day climate meeting hosted by the UN and the UAE held on 4 and 5 May and called the “Abu Dhabi Ascent” brought ministers as well as business, finance, and civil society leaders together to exchange views on the effects of climate change. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">They developed a range of proposals for action and determined how their countries, businesses and organizations may become more involved in various initiatives so that partnerships can be broadened and deepened to deliver concrete action at the UN Climate Summit in September, in New York.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Minister remarked that it was a very inspiring, informative and educative gathering wherein all shades of opinions expressed for feasible solutions for mitigating the effects of the climate change.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">H.E. Minister Dr. Anwar Gargash expressed thanks and appreciation for the courtesy call paid by Dr. Samura Kamara and his delegation and assured him of continued support and cooperation between both countries. He urged Sierra Leone and the UAE to develop their bilateral mega relations. In this respect, he hoped the bauxite mining project that is currently under consideration by the two countries will be concluded soon. He also expressed the need for broader cooperation in the other sectors including agri-business and fisheries.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone.</span></div> </div>

A wide range of issues were discussed relating to trade and investment and above all the establishment of a full diplomatic mission in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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On the 9th of October 2014 Oliver Kinross will be hosting the 2nd Annual Africa Oil & Gas Awards

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.oliver-kinross.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">On the 9th of October 2014</a><span style="font-size: large;"> Oliver Kinross will be hosting the 2nd Annual Africa Oil & Gas Awards . The awards are taking place at the world class Sandton Convention Centre as part of the Africa Oil & Gas </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/(http://www.africaoilexpo.com" style="font-size: x-large;">Expo</a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The awards ceremony is an initiative of Oliver Kinross to reward achievements made by African and International companies operating across Africa. Oliver Kinross has built a very strong reputation in the last six years establishing itself as a global name in oil & gas through providing high level workshops, conferences and unique networking opportunities across the world.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The first edition of the Africa Oil & Gas Awards saw operating companies such as Tullow, OMV and Oando Plc pick up awards for demonstrating continued excellence in HSE, Local Content and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). There were 8 awards for the solutions and services industry. Last year’s winners included Halliburton, Maersk Drilling, GNPC-Technip and Drillmec.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The awards are judged by a prestigious panel consisting of oil & gas operators and government representatives. Amongst those on the panel last year were Anadarko, Afren, Marathon oil, NOC Kenya as well as ministerial representatives from Namibia, South Africa and Ethiopia. The judges for 2014 will be reviewing submissions and giving their individual verdict on 14 awards. This year there are 10 award categories for solutions and service providers and 4 awards for oil & gas operators.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The awards ceremony is part of the Africa Oil & Gas Expo which is taking place on the 9th & 10th of October in the world class Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The exhibition will feature over 100 exhibitors, in excess of 4000 visitors. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As part of the exhibition Oliver Kinross will be running 10 complimentary workshops over the two days. Topics include Contract Negotiation, Local Content, Project Financing, HSE and LNG Logistics. Entry to the Africa Oil & Gas Expo is complimentary along with all the workshops on offer.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Running alongside the exhibition is the 5th Africa Oil & Gas Summit 2014. This year’s event has over 50 top level speakers. Oliver Kinross holds this event biannually once in London and once in South Africa. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">VIP speakers at the event include Mr. Immanuel Mulunga, Petroleum Commissioner within the Ministry of Mines and Energy of Namibia, Mr. Muzi Mkhize, Director General from the Department of Energy for South Africa and the Director of Hydrocrabons from the Ministry of Mines Mauritania, Mr. Ahmed Salem Tekrour. Keynote speakers representing oil companies include Engr. Simbi Wabote the Global Local Content Manager for Shell and Gilbert Yevi, Jubilee Asset Manager at Tullow Ghana.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Quotes from 2014 Speakers:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Mozambique is on the cusp of a natural gas boom and it is time for a reality check. Greater clarity is needed on all aspects of Mozambique LNG, from timelines and the scale of development costs through to gas sales agreements and prospects for associated mega-projects. The Africa Oil and Gas Summit will be an important step along this path.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Adriano Nuvunga, Program Director, CIP Mozambique</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Africa holds the largest untapped hydrocarbon potential in the World. With the right enabling socio-economic, political and business environment, these resources can propel the continent to great heights and get its people out of poverty. I am looking forward to discussing these developments at The Africa Oil and Gas Summit”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Gilbert Yevi, Jubilee Asset Manager, Tullow Ghana</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of Oliver Kinross.</span></div> </div>

On the 9th of October 2014 Oliver Kinross will be hosting the 2nd Annual Africa Oil & Gas Awards

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Prestigious Prize Identifies Groundbreaking Innovations in Africa

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation of South Africa (NOFSA), osteoporosis is on the rise in Africa, especially among African women, due to urbanization and a general lack of awareness, among other factors; figure-conscious females keep an increasingly watchful eye on their weight, impacting negatively on the density of their bones and increasing their risk of contracting bone diseases. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The African Innovation Foundation (</span><a href="http://www.africaninnovation.org/" style="font-size: x-large;">AIF</a><span style="font-size: large;">) has named Dr Nicolaas Duneas and Nuno Peres, from South Africa, as the winners of the Innovation Prize for Africa (</span><a href="http://www.innovationprizeforafrica.org/" style="font-size: x-large;">IPA</a><span style="font-size: large;">) 2014 . The announcement was made during an Awards ceremony hosted by the African Innovation Foundation in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria where Honorable Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister delivered the Keynote speech. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dr Duneas and Mr Peres will receive USD 100,000 for the Altis Osteogenic Bone Matrix (Altis OBM TM), the first injectable porcine derived BMP medical device in the world - an innovative product for the treatment of bone injuries and voids through the use of a regenerative biological implant.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Selected from about 700 applications from 42 countries, Dr Nicolaas Duneas and Nuno Peres were recognized at the 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa Awards Ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria. Before the Altis OBM was invented, patients with serious bone trauma or degradation would have to endure the removal of bone tissue from their own hips or from deceased donors in the hopes of undergoing successful bone crafting surgery- both very invasive methods. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The injection of OBM leads to the rapid, safe and effective healing of problematic bone injuries, leading to the complete and natural restoration of the bone, including the bone marrow. OBM is the only bone graft substitute containing naturally extracted bone growth proteins that cooperate with high efficacy and are sourced from mammals, making it cost effective to produce.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The IPA 2014 also recognized two runners up for their contributions to African innovation. In the business potential category, Logou Minsob (Togo) received USD 25,000 for his Foufou Mix, a food processor designed to replace the mortar and pestles used to prepare Foufou, a popular dish in West Africa. In the social impact category, Melesse Temesgen (Ethiopia) received USD 25 000 for developing the Aybar Broad Based Furrow Maker (BBM), a low-cost farming device that is used to easily drain excess water from waterlogged fields.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“This year’s Innovation Prize for Africa winners showcase that Africans can find solutions to African challenges,” said Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, founder of the African Innovation Foundation and the IPA. “We encourage partners from both the public and the private sectors to coherently work together to support African innovation.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Winners were selected by a skilled panel of jurors based on the marketability, originality, scalability, social impact and business potential of their respective innovations. They are provided with unrestricted funds in recognition of their achievements and are free to use the Prize to take their innovations to the next level..</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“We are delighted by this recognition,” said Nuno Peres, Altis OBM Chief Executive of Business Development. “Our team has managed the development of Altis OBM over the past 10 years, from the initial idea to commercialization, with the hope that the innovation will radically change the way orthopedic surgeons treat bones injuries. Winning the IPA gets us closer to that goal.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Founded by the African Innovation Foundation, the IPA is focused on building Africa’s capacity by investing in homegrown innovation. The Prize mobilizes leaders from all sectors – private sector, donors and government – to promote and invest in African development through innovation. The foundation believes that the best solutions to the challenges Africans face on a daily basis can and will come from Africans themselves.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The call for applications for IPA 2015 will be announced in July 2014. For detailed information of competition categories, conditions of entry, and submission details, <a href="http://www.innovationprizeforafrica.org/">please visit</a>: . </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA).</span></div> </div>

Prestigious Prize Identifies Groundbreaking Innovations in Africa

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Msajili atakiwa kuwa makini na UKAWA

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Msajili wa Vyama vya Siasa Nchni Tanzania ameombwa kuliangalia kwa umakini kundi linalojiita Umoja wa Katiba ya Watanzania { UKAWA } lilioamua kuenesha mikutano ya hadhara inayoashiria mfumo wa kisiasa bila ya kuzingatia taratibu za kisheria zinazofuata usajili rasmi.</span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-size: large;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ombi hilo limetolewa na Mjumbe wa Kamati Kuu ya Halmashauri Kuu ya Taifa ya Chama cha Mapinduzi Balozi Seif Ali Iddi wakati akisalimia kwenye mkutano wa hadhara wa CCM uliofanyika katika Uwanja wa Demokrasia Kiband Maiti Mjini Zanzibar.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Balozi Seif ambae pia ni Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alisema kundi hilo lililoundwa na baadhi ya Viongozi wa juu wa vyama vyasKisiasa vya Upinzani limeshindwa kutekeleza kazi waliyotumwa na Wananchi ya kutengeneza mfumo wa kupata Katiba mpya kupitia Bunge Maalum la Katiba.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Alisema kitendo cha Viongozi hao ambacho kinawakosesha wananchi lile wanalolihitaji kinafaa kiangaliwe kwa umakini na msajili wa vyama vya siasa kwa vile kinaweza kuwakosesha wananchi hao muda wao wa kushughulikia mahitaji yao ya Kimaendeleo na kujikita zaidi katika mikutano hiyo yenye ushawishi zaidi wa kisiasa.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Balozi vSeif aliwatahadharisha wana CCM na Wananchi wote kujiepusha na kundi hilo ambalo limekuwa likichukuwa kodi zao bila ya kutekeleza majukumu waliyo wakabidhi.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “ Kama kweli wana uchungu na nyinyi wananchi mbona walisubiri kwanza kutia mfukoni mkwanja { posho } halafu ndio wakaingia mitini kuvikimbia vikao vya Bunge Maalum kwa kujenga hoja “. Alisema Balozi Seif.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mjumbe huyo wa Kamati Kuu ya Halmashauri Kuu ya Taifa ya CCM aliwaonya wale viongozi wa siasa wenye tabia ya kumsakama katika majukwaa ya kisiasa kuachana na tabia hiyo mara moja kwa vile wengi kati yao anawaelewa udhaifu wao wa Kisiasa.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Alisema endapo kama viongoz hao wataendelea na hulka hiyo waelewe kwamba muda si mrefu atalazimika kufichua maovu na aibu zao.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Othman Khamis Ame</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</div> </span></div>

Msajili atakiwa kuwa makini na UKAWA

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CUF haitorejea bungeni: Pro.Lipumba

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Na: Hassan Hamad (OMKR).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mwenyekiti wa CUF Taifa Prof. Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba ameweka bayana kuwa Chama chake pamoja na washirika wenzao wanaounda Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (UKAWA), hawatorejea kwenye Bunge maalum la katiba mpaka wahakikishe kuwa kinachojadiliwa ni rasimu ya katiba inayotokana na mawazo ya wananchi ambayo roho yake ni sura ya sita inayoelezea muundo wa Muungano wa Serikali tatu.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amesema kamwe hawatokuwa sehemu ya kujadili na kupitisha rasimu inayokiuka misingi ya mawazo ya wananchi na kufuata matakwa ya Chama Cha Mapinduzi ambacho kimeigeuza rasimu hiyo kuwa ya kwao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Prof. Lipumba ametoa kauli hiyo wakati akifungua kikao cha kawaida cha siku tatu cha Baraza Kuu la Uongozi la CUF, kinachofanyika Ofisi kuu za Chama hicho Buguruni Dar es Salaam.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa mpango wa kulivuruga Bunge hilo Maalum la Katiba ulianza zamani baada Mwenyekiti wa Bunge hilo Samuel Sita kuanza kupindisha kanuni kwa kumruhusu Rais Jakaya Kikwete kuzindua bunge hilo mwisho, sambamba na njama za kutaka kumpa Mwenyekiti wa iliyokuwa Tume ya Mabadiliko ya Katiba Jaji Joseph Warioba muda mfupi wa kuwasilisha Rasimu ya Tume hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ameelezea kusikitishwa na kitendo cha kubezwa kwa rasimu ya katiba iliyowahusisha watu wazito ambao wengi wao ni kutoka Chama cha Mapinduzi na kuhoji hali ingekuwaje kama yeye ndio angekuwa Mwenyekiti wa Tume hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Ni jambo la kusikitisha kweli kuona mapendekezo ya Tume ya Katiba yanapuuzwa wakati tume hii ilikuwa na watu wazito wanaoaminika sana wakiwemo Jaji Mstaafu Warioba, Mhe. Salim Ahmed Salim, Augostino Ramadhan na wangine wazito kutoka CCM, sijui kama Mwenyekiti ningekuwa mimi Prof. Lipumba kutoka upinzani hali ingekuwaje?’ alihoji Lipumba.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Prof. Lipumba ametumia fursa hiyo pia kutoa ufafanuzi kuwa vitendo vilivyofanywa na kundi la “Interahamwe” vilianzia na lugha za kibaguzi na uchochezi ambazo hazikukemewa, na hatimaye kusababisha mauwaji ya halaiki nchini Rwanda.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Inakuwaje leo kiongozi wa nchi anakuwa mstari wa mbele kuhamasisha lugha za kibaguzi na uchochezi, huku viongozi wengine wakifurahia jambo hilo, tunaelekea wapi?” aliendelea kuhoji Prof. Lipumba.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Aidha ameelezea hatua ya Serikali ya kuifunga Tovuti ya iliyokuwa Tume ya Mabadiliko ya Katiba, na kukiita kitendo hicho kuwa ni cha ‘kihuni’, kwani wananchi wengi walikuwa wakipata taarifa za tume kupitia tovuti hiyo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amewaasa wajumbe wa kikao hicho kuwa wana kazi kubwa ya kutathmini hali ya kisiasa na kuweka mikakati imara ya kukabiliana na kile anachokiita “Ombwe” la uongozi ndani ya Chama cha Mapinduzi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mapema akizungumza katika kikao hicho, Katibu Mkuu wa CUF Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amesema malengo makuu ya kikao hicho ni pamoja na kufanya uteuzi wa mwisho kwa wagombea wa nafasi za ukatibu na uwenyeviti katika ngazi za Wilaya, pamoja na kuandaa na kupitisha Mkutano Mkuu wa Taifa.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Kikao hiki kilikuwa ni cha siku mbili, lakini kutokana na uzito wa ajenda hizi imetubidi tukifanye kwa siku tatu ili kuweka mambo sawa”, alifahamisha Maalim Seif ambaye pia ni Makamu wa Kwanza wa Rais wa Zanzibar.</span></div> </div>

CUF haitorejea bungeni: Pro.Lipumba

Na: Hassan Hamad (OMKR). Mwenyekiti wa CUF Taifa Prof. Ibrahim Haruna Lipumba ameweka bayana kuwa Chama chake pamoja na washirika wenz...

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Zanzibar mwenyeji mkutano wa wafadhili

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mkutano mkubwa wa Kimataifa wa Wafadhili { Donor Conference } kwa ajili ya kustawisha Maendeleo ya Kiuchumi na Kijamii ya Zanzibar unatarajiwa kufanyika robo mwaka ya mwisho ya mwaka huu hapa Zanzibar baada kukamilika kwa mfungo wa mwezi Mtukufu wa Ramadhani.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mkutano huo utakofadhiliwa na Serikali ya Oman unatatarajiwa pia kujumuisha Wawekezaji wa sekta ya fedha na uchumi kutoka Mataifa na Taasisi tofauti Duniani .</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mjumbe Maalum wa Serikali ya Oman Bwana Yahya Al – Ureim alieleza hayo wakati akizungumza na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi Ofisini kwake Vuga Mjini Zanzibar kuwasilisha ombi rasmi la Oman la kutaka kugharamia Mkutano huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bwana Yahya alimueleza Balozi Seif kwamba taratibu zimeanza kuchukuliwa katika kuona wafadhili pamoja na Wawekezaji wa Mataifa ya Ulaya, Carribean na Afrika wanashiriki katika Mkutano huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“ Mambo mawili yatakayobeba Mkutano huo wa kimataifa katika kusaidia ustawi wa Uchumi wa Zanzibar yatajikita zaidi katika masuala ya ufadhili pamoja na uwekezaji “. Alifafanua Bwana Yahya.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mjumbe huyo Maalum wa Serikali ya Oman alifahamisha kwamba ujio wake hapa Zanzibar tayari ameshakutana kwa mazungumzo ya awali na Viongozi wa ngazi za juu wa Wizara ya Fedha Zanzibar ili kuanza maandalizi ya kuratibu sulala hilo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akitoa shukrani zake Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Balozi Seif Ali Iddi alielezea faraja yake kutokana na wazo hilo la Serikali ya Oman lenye kuonyesha upendo wa uhusiano wa muda mrefu uliopo kati ya pande hizo mbili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi Seif alisema uamuzi huo wa Oman umekuja wakati muwafaka kwa vile unalenga kusaidia kustawisha Maendeleo ya Wananachi wa Zanzibar ambao wamekuwa na mafungamano makubwa na ndugu zao wa Oman.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar alimuhakikishia Mjumbe huyo Maalum wa Serikali ya Oman kwamba Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar itajitahidi kutoa kila msaada utakaostahiki wa ushirikiano katika kuona Mkutano huo wa Kimataifa wa Wafadhili kwa ajili ya Zanzibar unafanikiwa vyema.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Balozi Seif ameendelea kuipongeza Serikali ya Oman kwa misaada yake mbali mbali ya Maendeleo inayotoa kwa Zanzibar ikiashiria Historia ya muda mrefu iliyopo kati ya pande hizo mbili.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Alisema Zanzibar na Oman zimekuwa na Uhusiano wa miaka mingi unaotokana na maingiliano ya kidamu ya wananchi wake.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Othman Khamis Ame</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></div> </div>

Zanzibar mwenyeji mkutano wa wafadhili

Mkutano mkubwa wa Kimataifa wa Wafadhili { Donor Conference } kwa ajili ya kustawisha Maendeleo ya Kiuchumi na Kijamii ya Zanzibar unatara...

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UKAWA watinga Pemba

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (UKAWA), umesema utaendelea na kampeni yake ya kutembea nchi nzima kuwafahamisha wananchi juu ya malengo ya umoja huo pamoja na mustakbali wa katiba mpya ya Tanzania.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Akihutubia mkutano wa hadhara ulioandaliwa kwa viongozi wa Ukawa katika viwanja vya Gombani ya kale Chake Chake Pemba, kiongozi wa Umoja huo Freeman Mbowe amesema umoja huo umekusudia kuwaungunisha watanzania, ili wapate katiba mpya inayotokana na maoni na kuzingatia maslahi yao.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa umoja huo una dhamira ya kwali, na kwamba kuanzia sasa hawatokuwa tayari kugawanywa kwa misingi udini, ukabila au maeneo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mbowe ambaye ni Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Chadema), amesema kwa kipindi kirefu vyama vya upinzani vimekuwa vikibaguliwa kwa misingi hiyo, na kuahidi kuwa vitendo hivyo sasa vimefikia mwisho.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Sisi Chadema tumezushiwa propaganda kuwa ni chama cha Kikristo, na wenzetu wa CUF wakaambiwa kuwa ni chama cha Kiislamu. Sasa tumegundua kuwa lengo lao ni kutugawa na sasa hatugawiki tena”, alisisitiza Mbowe.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kufuatia kusonga mbele kwa UKAWA, Mbowe ambaye ni Kiongozi wa kambi rasmi ya upinzani bungeni, amesema atavunja na kuunda upya baraza la mawaziri kivuli bungeni ndani ya saa 24, ili kuwashirikisha viongozi wengine wanaounda umoja huo.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Kwa upande wake Mwenyekiti wa CUF Prof. Ibrahim Lipumba, amerejea kauli zake kuhusu matumizi mabaya ya fedha za umma ndani ya serikali, na kwamba ikiwa vitendo hivyo vitaachiwa kuendelea, nchi itashindwa kupiga hatua za maendeleo kwa haraka.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mwenyekiti wa NCCR Mageuzi James Mbatia, amesema kitendo cha baadhi wa viongozi wa serikali kwamba iwapo muundo wa serikali tatu utakubaliwa, Zanzibar itakuwa dola ya kiislamu ni chokochoko ambazo hazina ukweli.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Amefahamisha kuwa Waislamu na Wakristo wa Zanzibar wana uhusiano wa muda mrefu na wa Kihistoria ambao hauwezi kutenganishwa, huku akielezea historia ya kanisa la Minara Miwili la Zanzibar ambalo ni miongoni mwa makanisa yenye historia ndefu katika ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Nae Katibu Mkuu wa CUF Maalim Seif Sharif Hamad, amewashukuru viongozi wa Ukawa kwa kuonesha umahiri ndani na nje ya bunge, na kuahidi kushirikiana nao katika harakati za kupata katiba mpya inayotokana na mawazo ya wananchi.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Viongozi hao kwa pamoja wamewapongeza wananchi wa Pemba kwa kuonyesha mshikamano katika kupigania haki na maendeleo ya kisiwa hicho, na kwamba ni mahali pazuri pa kujifunza mshikamano.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hassan Hamad (OMKR).</span></div> </div>

UKAWA watinga Pemba

Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (UKAWA), umesema utaendelea na kampeni yake ya kutembea nchi nzima kuwafahamisha wananchi juu ya malengo ya um...

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The gala was organized by Time to honour those that were listed as the 100 Most Influential People in the World

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy of</span><a href="http://www.fmf.gov.ng/" style="font-size: x-large;"> Nigeria</a><span style="font-size: large;">, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a host of others who were last week named to the Time Magazine annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world have been honoured at a gala in New York</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Minister was named in the “Leaders” category, which features Presidents and Prime Ministers such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Shinzo Abe of Japan, Xi Jinping of China, President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Nerandra Modi of India and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Described as the “Guardian of Nigeria’s Public Funds”, the Minister whose proflile was written by world acclaimed musician Bono was hailed for taking up “one of the toughest jobs on the planet.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In her response, Okonjo-Iweala stated that “I am delighted and honoured to be included in this August list. I could not be happier that someone of Bono’s distinction, a lover of Africa wrote about me.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“I am grateful to God that two Nigerians were recognized this year. It is wonderful for Nigeria. I see that other Africans were also recognized. So, I think it is a measure of where our continent is heading despite all our challenges.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The gala was organized by Time to honour those that were listed as the 100 Most Influential People in the World. It also had in attendance many other high profile personalities.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Now in its 11th year, the list recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As TIME has described the list in the past, “They’re scientists, they’re thinkers, they’re philosophers, they’re leaders, they’re icons, they’re artists, they’re visionaries. People who are using their ideas, their visions, their actions to transform the world and have an effect on a multitude of people.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Nigeria.</span></div> </div>

The gala was organized by Time to honour those that were listed as the 100 Most Influential People in the World

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Nigeria , Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a host of others who were last we...

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